An underage marriage was thwarted in Assam’s Tamulpur district by an NGO and police. The wedding, arranged by Rahim Ali for his 16-year-old daughter with Saidul Ali (27), was about to take place in Deusunga village. The Assam Centre for…
A ferry carrying passengers, 12 cars, and 40 motorcycles is stranded in the Brahmaputra River near Majuli, Assam. The incident occurred while the ferry was en route from Aphalamukh Ghat to Nimatighat. A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team has…
Three suspected militants, recently arrested by Cachar Police for transporting arms, were killed in a police encounter on Tuesday night. Some police personnel sustained serious injuries during the incident. According to Cachar SP Numal Mahatta, the suspects attacked the police…
Congress will contest in byelections for five Legislative Assembly Constituencies (LACs) later this year. This decision was made in a meeting held in Guwahati, attended by party members from Behali, Samaguri, Dholai, Bongaigaon, and Sidli. APCC chief Bhupen Kumar Borah…
A week after the death of an 11-month-old infant, a three-member medical team from Jorhat Medical College and Hospital reported that the child died of suffocation caused by milk accumulation in the windpipe. The report dismissed allegations of wrong treatment,…
On Monday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that only eight people from the state have applied for citizenship under the amended citizenship law. Speaking at a press conference, Sarma noted that out of these eight applicants, only two…
In a shocking incident on Tuesday morning, a freak accident in Assam's Jorhat district led to a woman's right ankle being severed by a dumper truck. The accident occurred in the Borholla area when a stone-laden dumper truck, with the…
The Jorhat Forest Division has suspended forester Pankaj Hazarika after he engaged in an inhumane action against a dead Hoolock Gibbon in Mariani. Jorhat District Forest Officer Nandha Kumar issued a notification stating that Hazarika has been suspended with immediate…
Sub Inspector (SI) Fazail Haque of Fakirganj police station in Dhubri district was arrested on charges of bribery on Monday. According to sources, sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, conducted a raid at the police station based…
A tragic incident struck Dangerchar Jhaleralga village, under the jurisdiction of Gauripur police station in Assam’s Dhubri district, when three children went missing after falling into the floodwater. The mishap led to the death of two children, while the third…